STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Towson University women's lacrosse team opened conference play against the #15 Stony Brook Seawolves on Saturday. The Tigers (3-3, 0-1 CAA) fell to the Seawolves (4-2, 1-0 CAA) 17-6 on Long Island.
 
Milana Zizakovic and Katie Roszko each finished with two points while seven Tigers tallied a point.
 
Key Stats vs Stony Brook:

• Jenna Cardeno finished 13 saves and three ground balls.
• The Seawolves outshot the Tigers 35-16.
• Stony Brook won the draw control battle 18-9.

 
How It Happened vs. Stony Brook:

• The Seawolves got off to a fast start, scoring two goals in the first five minutes.
• Luca DeMaio scored her sixth goal of the season after she fired a low shot that beat Altebrando to cut the deficit in half.
• Stony Brook closed out the first quarter with three more goals to have a four-goal advantage.
• The Seawolves opened the second quarter with Charlotte Wilmoth's third goal of the game.
• A minute later, Valerie Thompson scored her 12th goal of the year on a free position attempt.
• Katie Roszko scored less than four minutes later when she fired a shot that bounced off the crossbar and in to give her 11th goal of the season to cut the deficit to three.
• Stony Brook added a late goal to have a 7-3 lead heading into halftime.
• The Seawolves started the third quarter by extending their lead to five on Riley McDonald's second goal of the game.
• Milana Zizakovic scored her eighth goal of the season after Hailey Waldron found Zizakovic cutting to the crease who then fired a shot past Altebrando.
• The teams traded goals 34 seconds apart, but the Seawolves scored three consecutive goals to end the third quarter to lead by seven.
• Stony Brook scored two more goals to start the fourth quarter, then Casey Mederith scored her first collegiate goal to trail by eight.
• The Seawolves added three more goals to defeat the Tigers 17-6 on Saturday.

 
Inside the Numbers vs Stony Brook:

• Milana Zizakovic has scored a goal in her last five games.
• Jenna Cardeno has finished with double-digit saves in five of the six games this season.

 
Next Game:

• The Tigers will return home for a three-game homestand starting with Campbell on Saturday, March 15th at Johnny Unitas® Stadium at 3:00 p.m. The game will be streamed on FloCollege.